Mojtaba Khamenei ascends to Supreme Leader following his father’s assassination, with reports of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency transfers linked to his global real estate empire.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed as Iran’s third Supreme Leader by the Expert Assembly after the assassination of his father. Bloomberg reported that Khamenei controls a vast international real estate portfolio, partly funded through oil revenues and $1.5 billion transferred via cryptocurrency to accounts in Dubai earlier in 2024. The disclosure highlights the increasing role of digital currencies in cross-border wealth movements, particularly within politically sensitive regions such as Iran.